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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LI, Issue 16878, 5 November 1925, Page 6

A baby girl born in Gisborne last evening is the grand-daughter of the grandson of a pioneer colonist. The first of the family line, to arrive in 'New Zealand was the leader of the Shetland colonists who settled in the Hutt Valley ,in the early forties.

I don’t mind in the least if you

count, me out,” stated Mr John Mason, at Napier on Tuesday night, when a small element tried to count him out, but failed miserably, ‘‘for I. know that to-morrow you will be counting me in.” And they did.

'•Visitors to the Dominion will tail you that New Zealand is still the very best place in the whole Empire in which to, live.” said Mr. M- 15. Lyons, Government. candidate for Lyttelton, the other evening.—A voice: Ro, Queensland is. —Air Lyons : Don’t, forget, then, that the boat leaves every Friday.

At a meeting of Rakauroa residents held this week it was decided to revive the Rakauroa Sports Club, and to make application to the Amateur Athletic Club for a meeting to be field on New Year’s Day. It is proposed to hold the gathering on Mr Beaulov’s property, adjoining the Rakauroa railway station. Speaking at the annual conference at Leicester of the National Federation of Merchant Tailors, Air G. H. Robertson, of Hull; the president, said that the tailor must march with the times, even to providing such monstrosities as “Oxford bags.” The public, he continued, was to-day spending much more money than ever before on pleasure, and less on clothes. There was not much prospect of cheaper clothes, although if tailors bought with caution they might hppe for some reduction next spring, f Though the majority of the returns for the Gisborne electorate were received at the Returning Officer’s headquarters with little loss of time last evening there were outstanding instances in which the figures, though completed at the booths, were not transmitted immediately. The instructions given to all deputies emphasised the necessity for avoiding delay in this connection. However, there was more than one case in which, ’through misunderstandings among the deputies, the figures were not made known promptly to the returning officer. Probably many motorists are not aware of the fact- that if they drop a bottle on the roadway it is theif duty to go back to pick up the pieces. A reminder was given to this effect at the Hamilton Court, when a youthful motor cyclist, Walter Sydney Sockhead, admitted tbats after accidentally dropping a bottle from Ins machine in Victoria. street, leaving broken glass strewn over the carriage-way, he had neglected to po back and’ gather up- the remnants. As the prosecution was the first of its kind in Hamilton, he was let off with the payment of costs, 7s. Thanks to the energetic efforts of a large staff of telegraph operators, Hie election returns from .all parts of the Dominion were handled most expeditiously in Gisborne last evening. Yesterday the permanent linesmen were on duty all day in order that no hitch would occur with the lines. The co-operation-of Air E. Fulton, registrar of electors, and Air Naldev, deputy-regis-trar of the Bay of Plenty electorate, assisted in having the returns displayed promptly, the arrangements working smoothly throughout. The prompt and effective manner in which the returns were displayed on the Herald board • was due to the fine team work performed by our staff and the capable work, of Mr Johns, the sign writer. The fishing season opened at Taupo on Sunday under ideal conditions. Fish j>roved to be more plentiful than last ' season. A good number of trolling parties were out and secured good catches. Two rods, fishing mostly at Whakaipo 1 bay, got 33 fish, the largest 91bs. An- 1 other party caught 22, and another 15 1 fish. Parties fishing during the mora- ' ing caught from a dozen to 15 fish. The ; lake is higher than it has been for the last ten years, and this will mean better ) fishing. ' There are apparently more > fish than last season in all localities, but - they seem to be averaging from a pound to a pound and a-lyilf lighter. One party weighed all their fish and the ] l average was sjibs., which would seem ' j to be about the average of the lake fish ! at present. - £

A mob of about ISO head of cattle was purchased in the Tanranga. district last, week by an outside buyer. Eight of the Auckland bands, realising the necessity of ;pi organisation to control local conditions, have formed' fin Auckland Bands’ Association. A further adjournment of the inquest on the victims of the Te Aute raiHyay smash was made on Tuesday, at the Napier Magistrate’s Court, the day. of hearing being fixed for Thursday, November 19. Mr Prodie, late of Wellington, lias been appointed manager at Te Puke for the New Zealand Loan and .Mercantile Agency Co. Mr G. W. Brown, of To Puke, lias been appointed manager at. Palmerston North,